Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Paul Hobbs |
Label Name: | Nathan Coombs Estate Cabernet Sauvignon |
Vintage: | 2013 |
Country: | United States |
Region: | Napa Valley (Coombsville) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.7% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 96; Vinous 97; James Suckling 97; Wine Spectator ~91; widely praised by major critics and considered a long-aging Napa Cabernet
Tasting Note
Concentrated black and blue fruit—blackcurrant, blackberry, blueberry—lifted floral and graphite notes, cedar, licorice and crushed stone. Dense, fine-grained tannins, pencil-shaving oak and a vibrant mineral spine; long, layered, savory finish.
Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye, roast lamb, braised short ribs, aged cheddar. Asian: Korean BBQ (galbi), Chinese red-braised beef, Peking duck, miso-glazed or soy-braised dishes.
Production Method
Estate fruit; hand-harvested and sorted; small-batch fermentations with cold soak and extended maceration; spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrel; aged ~20 months in French oak (high % new); bottled unfiltered.
Vineyard Info
Nathan Coombs Estate (Coombsville) is Paul Hobbs' estate vineyard planted to Bordeaux varieties on volcanic soils. Paul Hobbs founded Paul Hobbs Winery in 1991 and produces site-driven, high-end Napa Cabernet bottlings.